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Three people arrested for setting off fireworks on Pajaritos Avenue in Maipú
Police arrested two men and a woman following a call to gather for Álex Núñez; the Maipú Prosecutor’s Office will bring them before a judge for a detention review over public disorder.

Vodanovic and Poduje clash over credit for El Pajonal Park in Maipú
The mayor of Maipú recalled that the park was designed under Piñera and funded under Boric, after the minister credited it to Kast.

Rising Mapocho River triggers Yellow Alert in Maipú and five other municipalities
Maipú, Padre Hurtado, Talagante, Peñaflor, El Monte and Melipilla were placed on alert after the General Directorate of Water measured an increase in the Mapocho River's flow.
Investigative Police arrested five people for small-scale drug dealing after raiding nine homes in Maipú
The suspects monitored the streets with cameras mounted on poles and sold drugs near a children's playground, according to the Criminal Investigation Brigade.

Benjamín Galdámez's family asks for help finding his body in Maipú
A 20-year-old detainee confessed to killing the 19-year-old, according to the Investigative Police, and will be formally charged on Tuesday as the search continues in the Zanjón.
Mónica Rincón suffers carjacking in Santiago; Carabineros recover her car in Maipú
The CNN Chile anchor did not host Tuesday's main newscast; the Carabineros' SEBV is searching for the gang that took her Volvo at gunpoint.

Fire destroys the Teatro Municipal de Maipú two months before its renovation was due to finish
Las obras costaban más de $500 millones y el recinto podría ser demolido por daño estructural, según el alcalde Tomás Vodanovic.In Spanish
Detention extended for suspect who confessed to shooting young man from Maipú
The Western Prosecutor’s Office requested more time to search for the body of 19-year-old Benjamín Galdames, and the formal charging hearing was scheduled for Tuesday, October 27.
20-year-old arrested on suspicion of killing missing person in Maipú
The Western Prosecutor’s Office will request an extension of the suspect’s detention while the Investigative Police search the Zanjón de la Aguada for the young man’s body.
Investigative Police arrest teenager who reportedly confessed to killing young man in Maipú
Rising waters in the Zanjón de la Aguada complicate the search for Benjamín Galdámez, 19, missing since Tuesday, October 20.
Maipú residents report bullets in their homes after gunfire into the air
Police received more than 100 calls about the gunfire and are looking for security cameras; residents attribute it to suspected football supporters.

Five arrested, including a 16-year-old, after robbery at a business in Maipú
The escape in a van reported stolen ended in Pudahuel; the four adults and the teenager were placed at the disposal of the Prosecutor’s Office.
Preparation of oral trial against Cathy Barriga postponed over judge's disqualification
La Fiscalía pide más de 23 años de cárcel para la exalcaldesa de Maipú y el CDE exige 37 años por fraude al fisco y falsificación.In Spanish
Incendio arrasa campamento El Esfuerzo en Maipú; tercera alarma de bomberosIn Spanish
La tercera alarma en el campamento El Esfuerzo de Maipú movilizó 20 carros de bomberos; no hay reportados fallecidos.In Spanish
Mayors of Maipú, Renca and Quinta Normal align over Santiago governorship
Claudio Castro, of Renca, emerges as the opposition's preferred option to succeed Claudio Orrego in the Metropolitan Region in 2028.

Metro Line 5 operates only between Plaza de Maipú and Ñuble after reports of smoke
Eight stations between Rodrigo de Araya and Vicente Valdés were left without service, and Red Movilidad provided support buses for affected passengers.
Bus set on fire in PAC and attack on driver in Peñalolén mark October 18 night in the Metropolitan Region
Around 60 people tried to enter a Líder supermarket in Maipú. Police stopped them and arrested an adult. No products were stolen.

Hombre de 59 años muere baleado en MaipúIn Spanish
Hombre de 59 años fue interceptado en Maipú mientras regresaba del trabajo; recibió dos disparos en el tórax y falleció en Hospital del Carmen.In Spanish
Vodanovic critica el fin de Yo elijo mi PC en el Presupuesto 2027In Spanish
El alcalde de Maipú acusa al gobierno de Kast de recortar beneficios sociales, mientras el programa de notebooks de Junaeb queda sin fondos.In Spanish
Senapred extends Red Alert to the entire Metropolitan Region over rain and hail
Heavy rainfall in Maipú and San Bernardo prompted the expansion of the measure, which previously applied to ten foothill municipalities.